Music Therapy with Miss Moon

" Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul."
~ Henry Ward Beecher

" We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures."
~ Thornton Wilder

" 'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding."
~ Alice Walker

Happy Monday!! Today I'm going to share a secret that has fueled my Creative Visualization Challenge..... Gratitude! How can you expect to receive more in your life without first recognizing the beauty that's already around you? When you focus on the great things in your life... and express gratitude for them every single day... you are bound to get more of it.

This is why I start the day... EVERY day, by writing down 10 things I'm grateful for. It could be something that happened the day before, or something I'm excited about in the day to come, but I make a point to recognize the goodness and be thankful for it!

My actual gratitude journal.. complete with the sloppy handwriting of someone who just woke up! LOL

Once I've completed the list, I read aloud what I've written, and repeat "Thank you... thank you... thank you....", a practice I've learned from reading Rhonda Byrne's book, The Magic, which has really helped to shift my attitude from negative to positive.

So for this week, I encourage you to join me in this practice. Take time out every day to think of 10 things you have been blessed with, feel fabulous about them, and express gratitude for them. Write them down in a journal, if you have one. If not, send yourself an email with your list. Read over what you've written and repeat "Thank you... thank you.. thank you...".  And for today's Music Therapy with Miss Moon song choice, I've picked a fabulous song to get us all in the attitude of gratitude. I hope you all will enjoy "Thank U" by Alanis Morissette.


How bout getting off these antibiotics?
How bout stopping eating when I'm full up?
How bout them transparent dangling carrots?
How bout that ever elusive kudo?

Thank you, India
Thank you, terror
Thank you, disillusionment
Thank you, frailty
Thank you, consequence
Thank you, thank you, silence

How bout me not blaming you for everything?
How bout me enjoying the moment for once?
How bout how good it feels to finally forgive you?
How bout grieving it all one at a time?

Thank you, India
Thank you, terror
Thank you, disillusionment
Thank you, frailty
Thank you, consequence
Thank you, thank you, silence

The moment I let go of it was the moment
I got more than I could handle
The moment I jumped off of it
Was the moment I touched down

How bout no longer being masochistic?
How bout remembering your divinity?
How bout unabashedly bawling your eyes out?
How bout not equating death with stopping?

Thank you, India
Thank you, terror
Thank you, disillusionment
Thank you, frailty
Thank you, consequence
Thank you, thank you, silence.

Be Blessed: And EXPECT Your Dreams To Come True!!

"Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly."
~ Langston Hughes

"Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity."
~ Kahlil Gibran

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
~ Eleanor Roosevelt

"Whatever you can do or dream, you can begin it.
Boldness has genius, magic and poser in it.
Begin it now."
~ Goethe

Have you ever felt so confident about a situation, that you knew EXACTLY how it was going to turn out?!?! Whether the end result was positive or negative, you felt instinctively that was going to happen? The phone rings and you KNOW that it's your Mother, or your Job, or your BFF?
I am starting to really understand and recognize that the people who have made their lives a success do the same thing with everything they encounter. And it's with that self assurance, they have built lives we can only dream about.

But... if we can dream about it, why can't we EXPECT our dreams will come true? Why can't we expect to achieve all of the goals we know will benefit our lives and the lives of our family and friends? I would this amazing lecture excerpt from Abraham on how to create positive expectation, that I knew I had to share! Something that truly resonated with me was the statement, "You cannot find something you believe is lost.... you don't have vibrational access to it." Anyone who has looked for something thinking to yourself, "I'll never find it!" can definitely relate!



This week, I am going to tune my vibration to everything and anything that brings me joy & thrills me!

Be Blessed: Enjoying the Process (Courtesy of Abraham Hicks)

Like many people I know, I am a firm believer of the Law of Attraction. I recognize that I manifest every little thing that I encounter in my life... the good and the bad. And I have worked on myself to be a vibrational match to all of the good things I want in my life, and I have brought a lot of circumstances into my life that have been truly miraculous.

I stumbled across this video today, and it opened my eyes to the way I was perceiving the creation process. The video is a load of laughs, as well!



Like the gentleman in this clip, I always wondered why it took so long for me to manifest... My attitude was like "I feel good, I know it's on its way.... so when the eff is it going to show up?!!?!" LOL My Grandmother used to say that a watched pot never boils, and in my opinion, such is the case with deliberately creating what you want.



In reflecting on this newfound knowledge, I was reminded of Christmas Eve. When I was a kid, it was SOOO HARD to go to sleep on Christmas Eve, because I was excited about what was to the come in the morning when I woke up. I would walk into the living room, and see our tree, bask in the beauty of the lights.... and then feast my eyes on the bounty of toys before me. Sure, excitement played a large part in why I couldn't get to sleep, but I only just discovered that a lot of it was trying to make myself feel good about what's to come.

Even when I grew older and realized the truth about Santa, I would nonetheless feel that excitement on Christmas Eve.. looking forward to exchanging gifts, to see if my Mum brought me the C.D. I wanted or the hoop earrings I dropped hints about.

Somewhere in my twenties, I stopped feeling that sleepless excitement. Sure, I still love Christmas, and exchanging gifts with the family and enjoying each other's company, but I sleep securely on Christmas Eve knowing that the day to come will be a good one.

I realize now that I have to take that same approach to manifesting and bringing what I want into my life. In watching this clip, the quote that truly resonated to me was:

"You can feel when you're in the vortex... because when you're in the vortex, you're happy. When you're in the vortex you feel more sure. When you're in the vortex, you're frisky. When you're in the vortex, you just want to breathe deeply. When you're in the vortex, you're glad to be alive. When you're in the vortex, IT DOESN'T MATTER that is hasn't manifested, because when you're in the vortex, you're in sync with all of your power."

This week, I am going to rest peacefully, knowing that everything I want in life is already on its way, and I am going to feel fantastic about where I am today, because I am connected to my power!!!

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